Renfield Lane, the site of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Daily Record Building, is such a narrow passageway that photography of the building is very restricted.
View of Renfield Lane showing narrow area available to view Daily Record Building
Figurative tree formed by variations in brickwork reaching towards the top of Daily Record Building
Mackintosh's use of glazed bricks in exterior of Daily Record Building
View of tower of Daily Record Building from the east
Close-up view of carved stonework at Daily Record Building, Renfield Lane
Contrasting building materials used in Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Daily Record Building
Reflection across Renfield Lane in window of Daily Record Building, Glasgow
View of tower of Daily Record building from the west
Three-storey portion of Daily Record Building where it joins the six-storey structure
Lower part of three-storey portion of Daily Record Building abutting the six-storey structure
View of Daily Record Building after dark
The drawing, left, shows the building as originally proposed by Mackintosh.
Various elements of the completed structure can be viewed looking upwards from the lane.
Fortunately you can still capture photographic images of Mackintosh's detailing with his innovative use of materials, even though the building cannot be viewed in its entirety.
The dome which Mackintosh intended to be placed on top of the water tower was never constructed. It would have been similar to the dome on the Glasgow Herald Building but it could never have been spotted from street level.
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